Nationwide has announced that once their current contract with NASCAR to sponsor their number two series ends in 2014, they will not renew it. After what will be eight years at the end of 2014, Nationwide will leave the Nationwide Series, but will not leave NASCAR. Instead, they will move into the title of official auto, home, life, and business insurance partner of NASCAR through to 2017. NASCAR has already begun the search of finding a new title sponsor to replace Nationwide.

crl wrote:TempurPedic, because I feel like going to sleep whenever I see a Cup driver on an entry list.

I could honestly see Walmart taking over as the series sponsor. Yup. Walmart.

the NASCAR Walmart Series actually has a nice ring to it. (not being sarcastic)and as for CRL's part of the quote, the whole "cup drivers shouldn't run non cup races" thing is a bit confusing. technically guys like Austin Dillon would count, as they have ran SOME cup races. How many Cup starts does one have to make before being considered a cup driver, anyway? And do former cup drivers count too?

crl wrote:TempurPedic, because I feel like going to sleep whenever I see a Cup driver on an entry list.

I could honestly see Walmart taking over as the series sponsor. Yup. Walmart.

the NASCAR Walmart Series actually has a nice ring to it. (not being sarcastic)and as for CRL's part of the quote, the whole "cup drivers shouldn't run non cup races" thing is a bit confusing. technically guys like Austin Dillon would count, as they have ran SOME cup races. How many Cup starts does one have to make before being considered a cup driver, anyway? And do former cup drivers count too?

You're thinking WAY too hard about this. For me, it's simple: whatever championship they're running for is what they are. At the moment, Regan Smith is a Nationwide driver who's trying to get back into Cup. Same with Elliott Sadler. Austin Dillon is a Nationwide driver who's about to enter Cup and is running Cup races to gain experience for next year.